By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, July 31— Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said large corporations, especially those earning billions of ringgit in profits, should provide their workers with living wages. When tabling the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) in the Dewan Rakyat today,...

PUTRAJAYA, July 28 — The median monthly wage for Malaysia’s formal sector rose 5.5 per cent to RM3,000 in March, up from RM2,844 last year, showed the Employee Wages Statistics (Formal Sector) Report for the First Quarter of 2025, released by the Statistics Department (DOSM) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — Controlling inflation alone is not enough to alleviate cost-of-living pressures, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), highlighting the urgent need for structural reforms to address stagnant wage growth and ensure that incomes keep pace with rising prices.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, Sept 2 — Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin has urged the government to reassess wages, particularly that of graduates, in line with current needs, economy and inflation. Her Royal Highness stressed the importance of solutions to...

KUALA LUMPUR July 31 — The police rescued three foreign domestic helpers who had allegedly not been paid for the past six months during a raid in Teluk Panglima Garang, Kuala Langat, yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — Almost 70 per cent of Malaysia’s RM225 billion approved investments are in the digital economy, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

SUNGAI PETANI, Jan 21 — The current wage levels of civil servants are considered inadequate to cover living expenses, given the increasingly apparent rise in the cost of living, says Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS) president  Datuk Dr Adnan Mat.

PETALING JAYA, Dec 7 — Employers need a paradigm shift in investing in productivity and be willing to pay higher wages for skills, said Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (Miti) Liew Chin Tong.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The sales value of the manufacturing sector dipped by 1.9 per cent year-on-year to RM158.7 billion in September 2023 from RM161.7 billion in the same month last year, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA SELANGOR, Aug 10 — The government plans to provide funds to help raise the salaries of employees in Malaysia in an effort to help ease the burden faced by the people, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 28 — The salaries and wages of civil servants will be discussed again when the country’s coffers improve and the nation’s fiscal deficit can be reduced, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

By Azian Aziz GOMBAK, Nov 10 — Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari has pledged not to utilise his wages as an MP if he is elected, and instead channel it to the Gombak residents' welfare fund. The Pakatan Harapan (Harapan) candidate for the Gombak parliamentary seat emphasised he is...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — Malaysians seeking to work overseas are advised to engage employment agencies licensed to recruit workers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Malaysia’s manufacturing sales rose by 6.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM124.4 million in June 2021, says the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — Malaysia’s manufacturing sales posted the highest ever growth of 72.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM130.6 billion in April 2021, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Malaysia’s manufacturing sales grew 15.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM126.9 billion in March 2021, the highest growth in 44 months, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — Malaysia’s manufacturing sales grew 6.4 per cent year-on-year (y-y) to RM118.4 billion in February 2021, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).